Be‐smirch″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Besmirched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Besmirching.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.